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AND THE INGLEWOOD TRIBUNE, CARSON BULLETIN, WILMINGTON BEACON, THE CALIFORNIAN & THE WEEKENDER WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2018

AN AMERICAN PRINT MEDIA PUBLICATION

MOVING PAST THE WALL:

TRUMP PLAN TAKES ON LEGAL IMMIGRATION

By Nicholas Riccardi

attempt to prioritize immigrants with specific skills rather than The most contentious piece of President Donald family connections.

Trump’s new proposal to protect the so-called The U.S. takes in about 1 million legal immigrants annually, and Dreamers has nothing to do with them. It’s the nearly 13 percent of the country’s plan’s potential impact on legal immigration that residents were born overseas, the sparked fierce Democratic opposition and appeared highest share in nearly a century. to sink chances for a bipartisan deal in Congress.

Immigration hawks argue that the influx drives down native-born HE proposal rhetoric and position,” said Alex Americans’ wages and strains outlined by the Nowrasteh of the conservative Cato public resources.

White House would Institute. “Forever, people have “When you’re bringing in the end much family- talked about illegal immigration equivalent of a major metropolitan based immigration and the visa and now this anti-legal immigration area every year, that has an impact lottery program, moves that some position is standard for much on every aspect of life,” said Ira This is not a question about experts estimate could cut legal of the Republican Party.”

Mehlman of the Federation The Senate’s top immigration into the United States for American Immigration economics. This is about the nearly in half.

Democrat, Chuck Schumer Reform, which is the other cultural anxiety coursing through major group advocating for The plan would protect some of New York, dismissed the country’ 700,000 young immigrants from the plan Friday as a “wish fewer immigrants. deportation and provide a pathway list” for hard-liners. He But many economists and ALI NOORANI to citizenship, an offer the White acknowledged the bipartisan businesses say there’s little House described as a concession to common ground on protections for is unable to act on immigration!” data showing that immigration is Democrats. But it also represented the immigrants now shielded by Trump wrote on Twitter. bad for the economy, and much a victory for immigration hawks the Deferred Action for Childhood By including curbs to legal showing it is a net benefit. Though and a seismic shift for immigration Arrivals program, or DACA. But immigration in his proposal, a few have found immigrants can policy in the U.S., which has long he accused Trump of using them Trump elevated ideas that have been depress some workers’ wages, most centered on the question of how as “a tool to tear apart our legal advocated by a slice of hardliners believe there’s little negative impact to stop illegal border crossings, not immigration system and adopt for decades, although with little on on U.S. workers. In fact, because how to curb legal immigration. the wish list that anti-immigration momentum in Washington. Trump native-born U.S. citizens are having “It’s an enormous change in hardliners have advocated for has framed the proposals as an n Immigration, see page 7 years.”

Democrats forced a government shutdown last weekend in attempt to expedite negotiations over the Dreamers, who are set to lose protection from deportation in March. Trump’s proposal was the first detailed public offer from the White House.

On Friday, the president accused Schumer of complicating the talks. “DACA has been made increasingly difficult by the fact that Cryin’ Chuck Schumer took such a beating over the shutdown that he

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Compton Voters Reject Two Marijuana Measures COMPTON—Compton voters soundly rejected two competing proposals for regulating cannabis businesses in the city, where marijuana dispensaries and other potrelated operations are banned.

The city’s proposal, known as Measure C, would have allowed marijuana sales while imposing a 10 percent business tax and banning commercial cultivation of marijuana in the city. It was rejected 1,922-589, 76.54 percent- 23.46 percent.

The competing initiative, Measure I, included many of the same provisions as Measure C, but called for a 5 percent business tax and would have allowed indoor marijuana-cultivation businesses. It was rejected 1,884-573, 76.68 percent-23.22 percent.

The defeat of both measures means the city’s existing ban on marijuana business will remain in place.

Measure C also would have required dispensaries to be at least 1,000 feet from schools, churches, parks and child care or community centers. Measure I called only for a 600-foot distance from schools. Measure C also included a 30 percent local-hiring requirement, while Measure I did not have such a mandate.

Measure C called for a hard cap of 10 dispensaries in the city, while Measure I would have allowed up to 10 with more possible depending on the population increase.

Plan to Modernize and Restore Grandeur of Coliseum Underway LOS ANGELES—Although construction is already under way, a groundbreaking ceremony Monday officially marked the beginning of a two-year, $270 million renovation of Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, while United Airlines confirmed its purchase of naming rights for the venue.

Under the 16-year namingrights deal, the stadium will be known as United Airlines Memorial Coliseum, beginning in August 2019.

“The university has a timehonored commitment to the Coliseum, serving as its longest enduring tenant,” USC President C.L. Max Nikias said. “USC is honored to be the caretaker of this Los Angeles treasure. Together with United, we can ensure the Coliseum’s future as a world-class venue and true community asset.”

Details of the namingrights deal were not released, although unconfirmed media reports surfaced last year that put the value of the deal at $70 million.

The Coliseum renovation project is not expected to impact the Trojans’ 2018 home football season, and it is expected to be completed

in time for the team’s 2019 home opener. The Coliseum is also serving as home for the Los Angeles Rams while the NFL team’s stadium is built in Inglewood.

Plans call for an overall reduction in the Coliseum’s seating capacity, from 93,607 to about 77,500. All of the seats will be replaced, and the project will include handrails, new suites, upgraded

entryways and video screens. The stadium has hosted two The Coliseum was built in Olympics, two Super Bowls, a 1923 and last World Series, We can ensure the under went a papal Mass s u b s t a nt i a l Coliseum’s future as a and visits by renovations three U.S. world-class venue and presidents.

20 years ago when true community asset.

O t h e r $93 million e l ements USC PRESIDENT was spent of the C.L. MAX NIKIAS to repair renovation damage from the 1994 include: Northridge earthquake.

• adding aisles, widening

seats and increasing leg room in some sections; • building a structure on the south side of the stadium including suites, loge boxes, club seats, a concourse and press box; • restoration of the peristyle to resemble its original design; • updating Wi-Fi technology; • additional concession stands;

• replacing electrical, mechanical and plumbing systems; and • installing new field and stadium lighting.

Following the project, onethird of the seats are expected to be reserved for donors who make “a one-time capital gift and are members of the Trojan Athletic Fund.” The other two-thirds will not require any additional donation, with USC officials saying they are “committed to providing affordable seating options” for fans.

The student and band seats will not be relocated.

“Over almost a century, the Coliseum has endured as one of the world’s greatest sports and entertainment venues, a civic monument, and architectural icon in the heart of Los Angeles,” County Supervisor Mark Ridley- Thomas, a member of the Coliseum Commission, said. “Through this restoration project, USC continues to demonstrate its responsible stewardship of the stadium.

With support from United Airlines, USC is ushering in a modern era for this historic landmark and preserving its legacy for generations to come.”

You can view the construction live at https://app.oxblue.com/ open/usc/lacoliseumrenovation.

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THE BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2018

NEWS

Rep. Danny Davis Introduces Bail Reform Bill

that nearly half of Americans would be unable to pay for an unexpected expense of $400.”

The United States remains number one in the world in the rate of incarceration, with over two million people behind bars, in large part, because poor people are unable to pay their way out of incarceration. The money bail system disproportionately impacts the poor.

There are currently over 43 million Americans living under the poverty line; nearly 30 percent of African Americans live in poverty.

“The original purpose of bail was to serve as an incentive to return to court when a person is arrested, released, and their case proceeds.

However, the current money bail system has little to do with this original intent…people with money can almost always buy their way to freedom, regardless of the charges against them,” wrote ACLU Deputy National Political Director Udi Ofer on December 11, 2017.

Rep. Davis has continued to focus on justice reform issues during his 20 years in Congress. Davis’ “Second Chance Act” was signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2007. The legislation assisted formerly incarcerated individuals to successfully re-enter society.

In November 2016, after his 15-year-old grandson was murdered in Chicago, Rep. Davis pushed for more funding for neighborhoods struggling with poverty. His focus was on the “10-20-30” policy proposed by South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn. The “10-20-30” plan would focus cash on 10 percent of all government funding to be allocated to areas where 20 percent of the residents have lived in poverty for over 30 years.

By Lauren Victoria Burke During a recent press conference on Capitol Hill, Rep. Danny Davis (D-Ill.) said that at any given time there are roughly 500,000 people sitting in local jails waiting for their day in court.

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These are people who have been charged with a crime, but are not convicted,” said Davis. “Many of the people waiting in jail are forced to wait simply, because they cannot afford to post bail.”

Davis introduced the Bail Fairness Act of 2018 to alleviate some of the burdens associated with the cash bail system.

The Chicago congressman was joined on Capitol Hill by Reps.

Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) and Dwight Evans (D-Pa.) and Chicago businessman and philanthropist Dr. Willie Wilson. The four of them were flanked by two large posters; one poster read: “Taxpayers Spend $17 billion on Pre-trial Detentions”; the other poster simply said, “Bail Fail” in large letters. Wilson said that he has paid the bails of non-violent Cook County Corrections inmates who were too poor to bail themselves out.

Davis’ legislation would require states to release individuals charged with a non-violent misdemeanor on non-monetary conditions prior to their court date.

Civil rights groups and lawmakers are increasingly putting pressure on businesses operating in the cash bail

Photo courtesy of Freddie Allen

Danny Davis (D-Ill.) recently held a press conference to introduce the “Bail Fairness Act of 2018” on Capitol Hill. system and becoming more vocal about problems in the industry.

As more cities begin to do away with the cash bail practice, some federal legislators are taking notice.

Senators Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) have voiced similar concerns regarding the problems of money bail in the Senate. In September 2017, Harris joined with Republican Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on the Pretrial Integrity

and Safety Act. The bill would overhaul America’s bail system just as Rep. Davis’ legislation hopes to do.

A May 2017 report by Color of Change and the ACLU entitled, “Selling Off Our Freedom: How Insurance Corporations Have Taken Over Our Bail System,” outlined the for-profit incentives behind the bail system in America.

The report revealed that there are fewer than 10 companies involved

Woman Dragged Off Metro Claims She Was Targeted SOUTH PASADENA—An 18-year- situations as much as possible. The said when the sergeant walked away, old woman who was seen on cell investigation is under way to gather “I put my foot on my right thigh.” phone video being dragged off a all the facts, and until we have the “And I guess it looked like it was Metro subway train by police for complete story, we must not rush to still on the seat,” she said, and it allegedly refusing to take her foot off judgment.” prompted the sergeant to return. a seat said Monday she did nothing The Metro system is patrolled “He told me you’re going to put wrong and was targeted by the by a multi-agency partnership that your foot down or I’m going to arrest sergeant involved. includes the LAPD, the Los Angeles you,” Nava said, adding that she put “I’m a young girl,” Bethany Nava County Sheriff ’s Department, and her foot down on the floor again. said at a news conference with her the Long Beach Police Department, “I faced toward him and asked attorney, Michael Carrillo. “... I’ve in addition to Metro’s own security him, `Why are you arresting me? always looked to the police as What’s the law that I’m breaking?’ my protectors, as somebody who Let’s all be civil. If an officer And he says there doesn’t need to could keep me safe. Now I can say be a law, you’re disobeying me.” asks you to do something, that I’m deeply afraid of him. I’m “... I just wanted to understand afraid to get on the Metro because why he wanted to take me off please do it. And to my I might see him and I don’t know officers also, let’s be reasonable the train,” she said. “Instead of what he’ll do to me if he sees me explaining, he grabbed me by my about the force you use. again.” right elbow and started to pull me Carrillo filed a legal claim on off the train. I told him, `You can’t LAPD CHIEF CHARLIE BECK behalf of Nava against the city touch me like that.’ And he said, on Friday, seeking unspecified `I can touch you all I want.’ Then damages. The claim is a precursor to personnel. he started to pull me really hard out a lawsuit.

LAPD Chief Charlie Beck last of the train while telling me to get Nava was pulled off a subway train week also asked people to avoid my (expletive), but not giving me the Jan. 22 at the Westlake/MacArthur rushing to judgment based on the chance to because it was still on my Park subway station, allegedly video. seat. because she refused to take her foot “What I would ask everybody is, “... I just want to say that I reacted off a seat. Police eventually pulled the let’s all be civil in our interactions, how I did out of fear and confusion,” screaming woman off the train, even you know?” Beck said during an she said. “... I’ve never been in trouble as she hooked her arm around a pole appearance on ABC7. “I’m not going with the law before. I didn’t resist and yelled that her belongings were to pre-judge this. Obviously there’s when they put the handcuffs on me. still on the subway. things of concern in the video, ... There was no point in fighting.

The confrontation was caught but I will tell you this, the sergeant When they put the cuffs on me pretty on cell phone video that was widely involved in this is a 20-plus-year tightly I had a panic attack relaxing broadcast. In the ensuing chaos, veteran with almost no use-of- the situation I was in. I didn’t fight another woman, Selena Lechuga was force history. And we owe him an after that. Nothing like this has ever arrested for allegedly spitting on the unbiased investigation that is more happened to me before.”

LAPD sergeant involved in the arrest than just watching a snippet of video City Councilman Joe Buscaino of Nava. and making a judgment. posted a statement on Twitter expressing There was no immediate comment “And I will also tell you that support for the officer’s actions. from the city in response to the claim during this incident he was spit “As an LAPD officer for 15 filed by Nava. on -- not by that young lady but years, I never went to work looking Metro CEO Phil Washington another,” he said. “Let’s all be forward to hauling someone to jail, issued a statement last week saying civil. If an officer asks you to do and always practiced de-escalation,” he was “disappointed” by what he something, please do it. And to he wrote. “I understand how it can saw in the video. my officers also, let’s be reasonable be very easy to put your foot up, Police officers “encounter about the force you use.” especially if you are tired. However, hundreds of conduct issues each day, Nava said she had her foot on we must show respect to our fellow and some of them are faced with very her own seat when the sergeant travelers, and definitely show respect difficult situations,” he said. “But my approached her and asked her to put to an authority who is acting in the hope is that we work to de-escalate her foot down, and she complied. She interest of public safety.”

in the administration of over $14 billion in bonds posted by for-profit bail each year. The bail industry collects approximately $2 billion in profit, annually.

“The result of bail corporations’ control is that millions of people are no longer free: people stuck in jail and families stuck in debt to create profit for these corporations,” the report read. The study also pointed out that, “the national median for bail for a felony arrest is now $10,000, while the Federal Reserve has found

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THE BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2018

NEWS

What’s the Real State of the Union?

A Deep Dive Into the Stats WASHINGTON (AP) A by-the-numbers look at President Donald Trump’s first year in office reveals areas of both progress and peril.

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HE stock market is soaring, smashing record after record.

The unemployment rate has ticked downward. Some categories of violent crime are down, too.

But more U.S. troops are stationed in war zones. More people are dying of drug overdoses. More people think race relations have gotten worse under Trump.

As of Monday’s close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 45 percent since Trump was elected and 34 percent since he took office. The Dow closed at 18,332.74 on Election Day and 19,827.25 on Inauguration Day. The S&P 500, the market gauge that professionals attach more weight to, performed about the same: It’s up 33 percent since the election and 26 percent since the inauguration.

Trump said at an economic conference in Switzerland last week that the market “is smashing one record after another,” adding more than $7 trillion in new wealth since his election. Left unsaid is that the market has done much better than experts initially anticipated because the U.S. economy has continued to gain strength. The rest of the world economy has also exceeded performance expectations.

Those factors, combined with low interest rates, economic stimulus

elsewhere and tax cuts Trump signed into law at the end of the year, have helped stocks surge. ___ HEALTH INSURANCE Progress reducing the number of Americans without health insurance stalled toward the end of President Barack Obama’s term, and it may have slipped into reverse under Trump, according to one major survey.

The Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index finds that the number of uninsured adults increased by about 3 million in 2017.

But the government’s National Health Interview Survey estimated that 28.8 million people were uninsured between January and June of 2017, not a statistically different change from 2016 and 2015. In the first six months of 2017, the uninsured rate was 9 percent, the same share of the population as in 2016. ___ CRIME Early statistics released by the FBI last week show declines in some violent crimes and increases in one category for the first six months of 2017, compared with the same period in 2016.

Murder and manslaughter increased 1.5 percent in the first six months of 2017 over the first six months of 2016. The number of rapes decreased 2.4 percent, robbery offenses fell 2.2 percent and aggravated assaults were down 0.1 percent, according to the bureau.

The report is based on information from 13,033 law enforcement agencies that submitted data to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting

Program for the first six months of 2016 and 2017. ___ UNEMPLOYMENT More people are working or actively seeking employment. The unemployment rate was 4.8 percent in January 2017, the month Trump was sworn into office, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The rate has fallen steadily since then to 4.1 percent in October, where it remained through December, continuing a trend of falling unemployment that began under Obama. Obama took office at the depths of the Great Recession, when the economy was shedding hundreds of thousands of jobs every month.

The unemployment report for January 2018 will be released Friday.

The economy added slightly more than 2 million jobs in Trump’s first year, a figure that is close to the 2.2 million jobs created during Obama’s final year in office. ___ RACE RELATIONS More people think race relations have worsened since Trump’s election in November 2016. Back then, 25 percent of those surveyed by the Pew Research Center expressed optimism that having the politically inexperienced New York businessman in the Oval Office would improve relations between the races. By December 2017, the percentage who felt that way had sunk to 8 percent, according to Pew. Forty-six percent in the November 2016 survey said Trump’s election would worsen relations. That figure grew to 60 percent by last December.

Trump has weathered a number of racially charged controversies as

As with Compton, Chicago Public Schools Closing Achievement Gap

By Stacy M. Brown Students in the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) system are learning faster than just about any other school district in the nation, according to new research.

Research provided by Stanford Professor Sean Reardon shows that students in the Windy City have gained six years of learning in just five years. Reardon based his analysis on 300 million elementary school test scores covering more than 11,000 school districts.

“I don’t think CPS is doing anything extraordinary or special for parent engagement, but it may be worth pointing out that we’re suddenly leading the nation in student growth and our kids of color are outperforming comparable kids of color across the state,” said Marilyn Rhames, the founder of the nonprofit Teachers Who Pray and a veteran teacher in Chicago.

Still, Rhames, author of the upcoming book, “The Master Teacher: 12 Spiritual Lessons that can Transform Schools and Revolutionize Public Education,” cautioned that there’s another side to the success story that shouldn’t be overlooked.

“There’s a huge race-based disparity of performance on the SAT, which all 11th graders in the state of Illinois has to take,” Rhames said. “Some CPS high schools did the worst in the state.

So, how effective is our growth, if it’s not translating into better preparation for college?”

But, it’s not just about test scores, student attendance is up, Chicago high schools are offering more rigorous courses and high school graduation and college enrollment rates continue to rise, said Elaine Allensworth of the Chicago Consortium on School Research.

The consortium has provided a

descriptive examination of two- and four-year college enrollment patterns among CPS graduates over the last 10 years.

They found that CPS graduates’ immediate college enrollment rates increased over the last decade, with 63 percent of 2015 graduates enrolling in either a two- or four-year college immediately after high school, compared to 50 percent of graduates in 2006.

In 2015, CPS graduates’ rate of enrollment in four-year colleges was equal to the national rate at 44 percent, and higher than some urban districts, including New York and Los Angeles, which were 38 percent and 24 percent, respectively.

In June 2017, WBEZ in Chicago reported that even as CPS—the state’s largest school district—reeled from an ongoing budget crisis, an academic turnaround has occurred.

For decades, the district reportedly shouldered a reputation of being perennially challenged by poverty and chronically low-performing schools.

In 1987, the U.S. Secretary of Education declared CPS the worst in the nation.

“That’s not Chicago anymore,” said Paul Zavitkovsky, a researcher with the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Center for Urban Education Leadership Research has also revealed that Chicago students, on average, repeatedly outperform their peers outside the city. Reardon, a leading expert on education equality in the United States, presented an analysis in November that revealed Chicago’s students learn and grow at a faster rate than 96 percent of school districts in the country—including wealthy districts.

Reardon’s findings also noted that, among the 100 largest school

districts in the country, Chicago has the highest growth rate between third and eighth grade; and each successive CPS class is outperforming the class that came before and improving at a rate far above the national average, according to Reardon’s report.

“This report is a testament to the hard work, progress and success of Chicago’s remarkable students, teachers, principals and families,” Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said in a statement. “CPS students make Chicago proud every day. They not only lead in the classroom, they lead the country in academic growth, and their achievements are earning national recognition and respect.”

Kate Phillippo, an associate professor of cultural and educational policy studies at the School of Education at Loyola University Chicago, said she’s excited to see increased learning growth in CPS. “It’s important to note what Chicago accomplished specifically.

For example, its third grade test scores are still below the national average, but its growth is unusually high,” Phillippo said.

While there’s no one secret to success, initiatives at the school level have clearly promoted growth, she said.

“I think the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) has the potential to support student achievement, giving districts greater flexibility about how they approach curriculum, and what learning supports they provide to their students,” Phillippo said. “ESSA’s provision for less standardized testing will also free educators up from a sense of pressure to prepare students for high-stakes tests. Finally, it is critical that ESSA has kept in place protections for economically disadvantaged students; that’s one of the hallmarks of ESSA.”

a candidate and since taking office, including saying there were “very fine people” on both sides of a white supremacist protest and counterprotest in Charlottesville, Virginia, last summer. He most recently dismissed African countries by using a vulgarity that describes a filthy toilet. ___ OPIOID EPIDEMIC Drug overdose deaths have continued to climb. Provisional data through June 2017 show a 16 percent increase over the previous 12-month period, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with nearly 67,000 deaths from July 2016 to June 2017. Opioids account for about two-thirds of overdose deaths.

For the first time, the powerful painkiller fentanyl and its close chemical cousins played a bigger role in deaths in 2016 than any other legal or illegal drug, surpassing other opioids like prescription pain pills

and heroin. In December, the CDC said drug overdose deaths had for a second straight year cut into how long Americans are expected to live.

If the Trump administration made any progress on this front, it was mostly in public awareness.

A presidential task force, a White House speech and the declaration of a public health emergency shined a spotlight on the number of overdose deaths, but critics say Trump’s gestures are mostly symbolic without new funding from Congress.

The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy remains without a permanent director after Trump’s first pick withdrew. ___ Associated Press writers Martin Crutsinger, Chris Rugaber, Lolita C. Baldor and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar in Washington; Marley Jay in New York; and Carla K. Johnson in Chicago contributed to this report.

Oprah Visits Grave of Woman Honored in Globes Speech Oprah Winfrey has visited the grave of the Black Alabama woman whose rape by six white men in 1944 drew national attention and whose story was highlighted in Winfrey’s recent Golden Globes speech.

Winfrey said in an Instagram post that on assignment for “60 Minutes,” she ended up in the town of Abbeville where Recy Taylor suffered injustice, endured and recently died.

Taylor was 24 when she was abducted and raped as she walked home from church in Abbeville. The NAACP assigned Rosa Parks to investigate the case, and she rallied support for justice for Taylor.

Two all-white, all-male grand juries decline to indict the men who admitted they assaulted her.

Taylor died in December, just before her 98th birthday.

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Keeping Promises

By Marian Wright Edelman “You promised.” Children learn the value and power of those words very early on as they begin to develop a sense of morality and trust. A preschooler will show deep outrage when an adult promise isn’t kept. The Continuing Resolution that ended this week’s government shutdown relied on a series of uncertain promises about meeting children’s needs and ensuring their futures. Congress did keep one very critical promise by finally passing a long overdue extension of funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), giving new hope to families after 114 days of partisan politicking with the lives and health of the 8.9 million children who benefit from CHIP’s high-quality, child-appropriate affordable health coverage. This will help ensure stability for CHIP, and parents of children who are sick or suffering from disabilities who rely on this crucial program can now breathe a sigh of relief. However, Congress should continue to do the right thing for children and extend CHIP for an additional four years, which according to the Congressional Budget Office would help children while saving $6 billion – an amount that could be used to fund other children’s priorities. In the meantime millions of other children are still waiting on Congress’s promises.

At the front of the line are the nearly 800,000 Dreamers, young undocumented immigrants brought to this country by their parents as children and granted protection under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA) which President Trump has set to end on March 5th. Enormous pressures from Congress’s failure to act on DACA continue to grow. These young people, who in some cases now have their own children, have passed background checks, gone to school, met other requirements and contribute to their communities every day through work, study, and service but continue to be threatened with deportation and a return to countries they don’t know at all. One young man who came to America at age five and

didn’t learn he was undocumented until he was 14 and tried to apply for a work permit says, “It was very hard dealing with that because I always saw myself to be an American…It killed me inside.”

He excelled in school and wants to become a lawyer or politician to help others and when DACA passed it was a dream come true. “I felt happy…I felt like I was finally being accepted.” Now, without a work permit and DACA’s other protections, his entire bright future would be dimmed in an instant: “For me personally, my voice would be taken away. My dreams would be shattered.”

The DACA protections must be preserved and extended to others along with a path to citizenship and without other provisions harmful to immigrants. Each day Congress fails to act an average of 122 additional DACA recipients lose protections and starting March 5th 1,000 Dreamers will lose protection every day.

Young children and their families who benefit from the Maternal and Infant Early Childhood Home

Visiting Program (MIECHV) and Community Health Center Program also are still waiting for Congress to extend funding for their critical services. Pregnant women and children under five benefit from MIECHV in every state and territory as the program helps improve maternal and newborn health, school readiness, and family economic self-sufficiency and helps reduce child abuse and neglect, crime, and domestic violence. One in 10 children use Community Health Centers (CHCs) for care and the U.S. Department of Health and

Human Services has projected that loss of funding for CHCs would result in closing 2,800 health centers, eliminating more than 50,000 jobs, and more than 9 million patients losing access to care. This would even threaten the good news of stabilizing CHIP. For example, the Mississippi Primary Health Care Association, which oversees community health centers that serve nearly 300,000 Mississippians, reports one in every 14 children who receive CHIP in Mississippi gets their care in one of Mississippi’s CHCs. By continuing funding for CHIP, but not for the Community Health Center Fund, parents have CHIP for their children but if CHCs close they will no longer have access to the exams, eyeglasses, pediatric dental services and other care their children need. Many centers already have a hiring freeze due to anticipated funding shortages, a large setback for Mississippi, which already ranks #1 nationally in physician shortages.

Congress also has not yet

committed to long-term funding needs for addressing the opioid crisis and other critical measures affecting child and family health.

And children in Florida, Texas, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands still suffering from the horrific effects of devastating hurricanes are desperately waiting for more emergency funding, especially in the many homes and communities in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands still without electricity or water. As always, such omissions in funding are not a question of resources but priorities and common decency of some of our Members of Congress. Congress managed to make room in the Continuing Resolution that passed earlier this week to delay a trio of health-related taxes without finding a way to pay for them, benefitting wealthy corporations and individuals at a cost to the Treasury of about $31 billion over the next few years. But it failed to make other crucial costeffective health and life saving investments in children and young adults. We must insist on different Congressional priorities.

While many of these children’s priorities remain on the Congressional agenda, opportunities for timely action are limited. Children’s futures and well-being will remain at risk until definitive action is taken.

Legislative leaders made a series of promises to end the government shutdown and fund the government through February 8th and the clock is ticking. Millions of children and young adults are depending on adults who will stand up and raise a ruckus for them and remind Members of Congress and the President over and over again: you promised.

Marian Wright Edelman is President of the Children’s Defense Fund whose Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.

For more information go to www. childrensdefense.org.

One of the Million Reasons to Support Re-Entry

By Harry C. Alford The task of bringing our exoffenders back into full, fledge citizenship is immense and very long-term. Millions of Blacks who have violated the law and have been incarcerated find that returning to normal life can sometimes feel like an impossible task. A felony can haunt you for a lifetime. It can affect you and your love ones.

It can prevent you from a normal life or a pleasant future.

The odds are against you and things can sometimes seem hopeless and unforgiving.

A very organized conspiracy started in the 1990’s, it was known as the “Crack” invasion. The illegal activity found millions of victims – not just the users but the distributors who were usually caught and prosecuted.

Regardless of the sentencing or rehabilitation, an ex-offender may have to pay for the crime for life. This affects most Black families including mine. I have devoted more than a little time trying to help a relative get back into mainstream society.

Finding a job can seem to be an endless task even though one may be qualified. The mark of a felony is a curse that seems to be impossible to get rid of.

The following is an example of the mail I get all the

for everyone who has been discharged from their job because of a point system these Michigan companies have that will determine if you will be discriminated against or not. Kroger’s is one of the leading grocery retailers in the nation, yet they are given cart blanche to openly discriminate and have no form of sanctions placed on them.

We the tax paying citizens demand that you do something about the racial profiling, stereotypical discussions these Michigan companies can make, and the government just ignore, that is not acceptable and will not be tolerated.

So please do not place this on the back burner, I am asking that you act on this NOW. Sincerely, Jonathan Earnest”

time about this subject that particularly affects our Black population: “Governor Rick Snyder Hello, my name is Jonathan Earnest and I reside in Flint, Michigan. I need your help.

I was fired from my job on 1-16-2018 from Kroger because I did not pass my back-ground check for a nonviolent crime that happen in 1999 almost 20 years ago. The hurtful part about it, I was one of the founding employees to open the new fuel center in flushing and I was the only African American working at the fuel center. Now for their grand opening 1-18-2018 to 1-21-2018 I will not be able to participate in because of bad decision I made almost 20 years ago.

Governor Snyder, I am not the only one who has been discriminated against because of a bad choice made in our lives, yet 20 years later, we are still being denied human rights, like working so we can pay our bills, take care of our families. So basically, if you have a felony on your record, we are not classified as being humans, therefore treated like dirt.

Michigan companies are discriminating against exfelons and finding a way

around discrimination laws.

There should be a standard that Michigan companies must follow to receive tax breaks and other rewards they are given for having their business in Michigan. Mr. Snyder, you are our Governor

and it is your duty to fight for us, and stand up for us when we are being taken advantage of and disrespected as humans because we have a felony on our record.

I am not going to take this sitting down, I am fighting

Mr. Earnest is just one of the millions of Blacks who have been caught up is a penal system that is cruel and inhumane. How do we fight it? One avenue we are cultivating is Entrepreneurship.

Learning how to start a business and make a living is something that can overcome the official road blocks they put in your way.

My son-in-law is a work in

progress. It has been 10 years since his incarceration. Unable to find work and support his family he eventually took on the task of creating his own job.

He has gone through at least a dozen ventures that brought money to his household.

Finally, I think he has found his niche. He saved enough money to buy a commercial truck, received a commercial driver’s license and is now hauling deliveries throughout the nation. His receipts are steadily coming in and he is saving a portion towards owning multiple trucks, hiring drivers, and starting his own multi-truck hauling service line. He found out that the nation has a demand for 50,000 more truck drivers and he is seizing that opportunity.

One of my sons has started a high-tech incubator to train ex-offenders and veterans in the IT industry with the hope of starting their own business. It is showing much promise and catching the attention of many.

Its time has come. Re-Entry is the key to our future as a people.

Mr. Alford is the CoFounder, President/CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce®. Website: www.nationalbcc.org Email: halford@nationalbcc.org Follow @Nationalbcc

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OPINION: What We’ve Lost During Trump’s First Year

One Year of Trump: What We’ve Lost and What We’ve Learned

By Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.)

The year leading up to his inauguration in 2017, as the Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump espoused senseless, baseless and ultimately empty assertions about the state of Black Americans and our communities.

“What the hell do you have to lose?” he screamed in front of a

(CBC) found it prudent to answer his question. In March, the CBC Executive Committee, led by our Chairman Cedric L.

predominantly White crowd in a small, p r e d o m i n a nt l y White suburb of Lansing, Michigan.

After Trump was inaugurated, the Congressional Black Caucus

Richmond (D-La.), presented Trump with a 130-page policy document entitled, “We Have A Lot To Lose: Solutions to Advance Black Families in the 21st Century.”

The document, which was compiled by the entire 49-member Caucus, outlined policy solutions down to the bill text for issues facing our communities.

Voting rights, c r i m i n a l justice reform, economic j u s t i c e , education, health care, immigration – these were just some of the topics we presented to continue our progress.

Un f o r t u n at e l y, these are the issues that Trump and his administration have chosen to ignore. The President, who has not commented on the document since we presented it to him,

obviously has had other ideas, Identity Extremists Likely safety net, meaning Medicare, almost as if he wanted to Motivated to Target Law Medicaid and Social Security, answer his own question in his Enforcement Officers.” One as justification for their deficitfirst year, to show us what we problem with the report exploding tax plan. can lose. is that the term “Black Trump has spent a The truth is that in this first Identity Extremists” is an considerable amount of time year, we’ve lost a lot. invented group that does attacking Black immigrants Almost immediately not exist. There are no Black and their countries with both after being elected, Trump people organized to kill law his racist words and policies. established the Presidential enforcement officers. When In addition to referring to Advisory Commission I asked Attorney General Jeff Haiti and African countries on Election Integrity and Sessions, Deputy Attorney as “shitholes,” he’s attacked appointed a known vote- General Rod Rosenstein and recipients of the Diversity suppressor to lead it. The FBI Director Christopher Visa Program, rescinded commission was designed to Wray about the origins of this the Deferred Action for intimidate voters Childhood Arrivals and Trump— (DACA) program Almost immediately after being because of political and scheduled elected, Trump established the and legal pressure— the elimination recently decided Temporary Presidential Advisory Commission of to dissolve it into Protective Status on Election Integrity and appointed the Department of for many countries a known vote-suppressor to lead it. like Haiti and El Homeland Security.

Throughout Salvador. the past year, Trump has report, none of them could tell The entire reason we have stacked the federal courts me what the report was even this program is to help protect with judges with nothing based on or how the term was immigrants from ills in their short of scandalous records created. home country, which can range when it comes to voting Economically, Trump has from famine to civil war. To rights. Among his nominee gone after our consumer deport hundreds of thousands group was Thomas Farr, protections.

Congress is after opening our borders to who helped lawmakers draft working to repeal Dodd- them is unconscionable. When and defend a 2013 law that Frank, a landmark piece of we look at the issue holistically the Fourth Circuit Court of legislation designed to protect and see that tens of thousands of North Carolina ruled targeted consumers from the wreck of DACA enrollees are Black and African American voters “with the 2009 recession. Trump’s that the plurality of diversity almost surgical precision.” favoring of big banks will visa recipients are also Black, it On the criminal justice ultimately leave consumers in contextualizes the president’s front, Trump has used the the same spot they were during assault on these programs.

Unfortunately, these Department of Justice the recession, or worse. The to embrace mass education of our children is assaults on our criminal incarceration and shy also under attack. In 2014, for justice system, our consumer away from transparent the first time ever, the majority protections, our education policing.

One of public school students in and our health, will continue example of this the United States were non- through 2018.

What Trump’s first year is an FBI report White. Secretary DeVos has published last been less than helpful to these showed is that hard-earned A u g u s t institutions, ignoring grave progress will never be safe e n t i t l e d , disparities in how students so long as his bigotry, hatred “ B l a c k of color are disciplined and racism hold power. But compared to White students, what we showed this year in and supporting a budget that Alabama and Virginia, to not would further attack services just our community, but to our country and the rest of the that public schools provide.

Trump has also gone world, is that even in the face after our healthcare by of opposition, our activism will actively sabotaging continue and will prevail. We the Affordable Care must be organized and we will Act, continually be organized. This year, Trump issuing statements has answered his own question citing death about what Black Americans spirals and other have to lose. But it’s an answer d o o m s d a y we don’t plan to accept. prophesies Congresswoman Karen Bass in addition to cutting represents California’s 37th funding for Congressional District. She a d v e r t i s e m e n t s is the 2nd Vice Chair of the and allowing health Congressional Black Caucus insurance companies (CBC) and she co-chairs the to sell short-term plans CBC’s Africa Taskforce. She is with inadequate coverage. also Ranking Member on the Trump and other Republican House Subcommittee on Africa. leaders have already openly Follow her on Twitter at @ discussed cuts to the social RepKarenBass.

Republicans Will Ride with Trump Forever

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. After every Trump outrage, we go through a similar routine.

Trump says or does something that most sane people believe to be over the top; he is roundly condemned; some Republicans shake their heads; masses of people ask that something be done…and then it all fades into the next news cycle.

What was different in connection with Trump’s recent alleged remarks against Africa, Haiti and Latin America—the notorious “s--thole remarks”—was that some Republicans who were in the room at the time of the alleged remarks first played dumb and then claimed that the remarks had not been verbalized. At that point,

there was laughter in the audience.

Yet, in talk show after talk show there is a question that keeps getting asked: why isn’t something being done about this situation?

Why can’t Trump be brought back to the standard of a respectable politician? The answer is not very difficult, but has several parts. Here goes.

First, he is not now nor has he ever been a “respectable” politician.

Whether as a reality show celebrity or candidate for office or now as President, he has insisted on being provocative. He believes in stirring things up. It is this modus operandi that inspired his rightwing populist base. They were not looking for what they believed as

more of the same. On top of that it remains far from clear that Trump would understand how to be a respectable politician in either case.

It seems to run against his nature.

Second, who will do anything about Trump? The Republicans control both houses of Congress, the White House and the U.S. Supreme Court. They look at Trump as a blunt force object that serves the interests of their agenda.

Many of them may be personally uncomfortable with him, but they know that if they move to take him down, they may provide momentum for the Democrats.

They would rather that the United States become and remain a global laughingstock, than lose the

political edge.

Third, the so-called moderate Republicans who are deeply uncomfortable with the crudeness of Trump worry that they will be challenged in Republican primaries by the extreme Right should they move against Trump. Perhaps they wonder and hope that there will be deeper revelations in the Mueller investigation of alleged Trump/Russia ties, but for now they will do nothing.

Thus, holding Trump accountable is a matter of political power. It is not a matter of morality and good will. If those who see the Trump regime as a threat to humanity do not engage in mass political action, including, but not limited to, electoral politics,

the situation will go from bad to worse. By worse, I mean growing authoritarianism. And here we must all be clear that Trump’s infatuation with authoritarianism is not a simple rhetorical device to increase the ratings. It seems to reflect the centerpiece of his worldview: Life is about Trump; Trump is the savior of the U.S.; Trump’s ideas are the greatest that humankind has every experienced. Those who get in the way of Trump’s truth, therefore, are enemies who must be removed.

The challenge is now ours.

Bill Fletcher, Jr. is a talk show host, writer and activist. Follow him on Twitter @BillFletcherJr, Facebook and at www.billfletcherjr.com.

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HEALTH Activist Who Helped Legalize Medical Pot in California, Dies SAN FRANCISCO—Dennis Peron, an activist who was among the first people to argue for the benefits of marijuana for AIDS patients and helped legalize medical pot in California, died Saturday at 72.

The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Peron died in a hospital in the city.

Peron was a driving force behind a San Francisco ordinance allowing medical marijuana _ a move that later aided the 1996 passage of Proposition 215 that legalized medical use in the entire state.

He argued for the benefits of medicinal marijuana for AIDS patients as the health crisis overtook San Francisco. The Chronicle said the epidemic took his partner, Jonathan West, in 1990. San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors recognized Peron, suffering with late-stage lung cancer, with a certificate of honor last year. ``The father of medical marijuana,’’ one supervisor called him in the meeting. ``I came to San Francisco to find love and to change the world,’’ Peron said in reply. ``I found love, only to lose him through AIDS. We changed the world.’’ A Vietnam War veteran, Peron spent some of his last years on a farm in Lake County, growing and giving away medical marijuana.

Dennis Peron wrote in his 2012 book, ``Memoirs of Dennis Peron,’’ that he was just a ``gay kid from Long Island who joined the Air Force to get away from home.’’

The Chronicle said he then moved to a commune in San Francisco where he befriended Supervisor Harvey Milk and began selling marijuana.

In 1991, Peron founded the first public cannabis dispensary in the country during the height of the U.S. drug war.

He and a friend distributed pot to AIDS patients, got busted several times and was shot in the leg by a police officer, the newspaper said.

The pot club served 9,000 clients before it was closed by a judge. ``The city and the country has lost a cannabis leader who lived life on the edge,’’ Terrance Alan, a member of the city’s Cannabis Commission, told the Chronicle, ``He lived his whole life on the edge, and that’s what allowed us to lead in cannabis.’’

Hospitals Team Up on Violence Prevention Four trauma centers in St. Louis are trying to keep people out of their hospitals with a new violence prevention program.

The St. Louis Area Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program will add social workers at Barnes-Jewish, SSM Health St. Louis University and SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s hospitals.

The social workers in the latest program will visit injured children and adults in the hospitals, and then as often as weekly for up to a year after they’re released. Each victim will set goals related to education, job training or relationships.

The project is funded by a $1.6 million, three-year grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health. It’s sponsored by the Institute for Public Health at Washington University.

The program offers a “teaching moment” to stop the cycle of violence, said William Powderly, the institute’s director.

“If they survive it, it can be a time of some reflection,” Powderly said. “Hopefully by changing their trajectory, you’re preventing future episodes of violence.”

The rate of repeat patients in the trauma unit at St. Louis Children’s is about 10 percent, said Dr. Martin Keller, trauma medical director.

“If we don’t’ intervene early when their very first visits are happening, we will continue to see them come back and the violence will escalate,” said Margie Batek, a social worker who developed the Victims of Violence program. “They will be more injured or they will injure someone else. If we do nothing, we know they are going to come back hurt.” Washington University launched a gun violence initiative after the 2014 shooting death of Chelsea Harris, 16.

Chelsea was a St. Louis high school student who had been mentored by the wife of Chancellor Mark Wrighton.

Flu Widespread Across U.S. for Third Straight Week Sick with the flu? You’ve got a lot of company.

By Mike Stobbe The flu blanketed the U.S. again last week for the third straight week. Only Hawaii has been spared.

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AST week, 1 in 15 doctor visits were for symptoms of the flu. That’s the highest level since the swine flu pandemic in 2009. The government doesn’t track every flu case but comes up with estimates; one measure is how many people seek medical care for fever, cough, aches and other flu symptoms.

Flu is widespread in every state except Hawaii, and 39 states reported high flu traffic for doctors last week, up from 32.

At this rate, by the end of the season somewhere around 34 million Americans will have gotten sick from the flu, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

Some good news: Hospital stays and deaths from the flu among the elderly so far haven’t been as high as in some other recent flu seasons. However, hospitalization rates for people 50 to 64—baby boomers, mostly— has been unusually high, CDC officials said in the report, which covers the week ending Jan. 20.

This year’s flu shot targets the strains that are making Americans sick, mostly the H3N2 flu virus. But exactly how well it is working won’t be known until next month. It’s the same main bug from last winter, when the flu

season wasn’t so bad. It’s not clear why this season—with the same bug—is worse, some experts said.

“That’s the kicker. This virus really doesn’t look that different from what we saw last year,” said Richard Webby, a flu researcher at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis.

It may be that many of the people getting sick this year managed to avoid infection last year. Or there may be some change in the virus that hasn’t been detected yet, said the CDC’s Dr. Dan Jernigan.

Based on patterns from past seasons, it’s likely the flu season will start to wane soon, experts say. There are some places, like California, where the season already seems to be easing, CDC officials said.

“If I was a betting man, I’d put money on it going down,” Webby said. “But I’ve lost money on bets before.”

The season usually peaks in February, but this season started early and took off in December.

Flu is a contagious respiratory illness. It can cause a miserable but relatively mild illness in many people, but more a more severe illness in others. Young children and the elderly are at greatest risk from flu and its complications.

In a bad season, there as many as 56,000 deaths connected to the flu.

In the U.S., annual flu shots are recommended for everyone age 6 months or older.

Last seasons, about 47 percent of Americans got vaccinated, according to CDC figures.

Smoking Still a ‘Thing,’ But Numbers in Decline

Courtesy CDC Overall, cigarette smoking among U.S. adults (aged ≥18 years) declined from 20.9 percent in 2005 to 15.5 percent in 2016. Yet, nearly 38 million American adults smoked cigarettes (“every day” or “some days”) in 2016, according to data released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The new data, from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), show that among adults who have ever used cigarettes, the percentage who have quit increased from 50.8 percent in 2005 to 59.0 percent in 2016. During 2005– 2016, the largest increase in quitting was among adults ages 25–44 years.

“The good news is that these data are consistent with the declines in adult cigarette smoking that we’ve seen for several decades,” said Corinne Graffunder, Dr.P.H, director of the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health. “These findings also show that more people are quitting, and those who continue to smoke are smoking less.”

Since 1965, the NHIS has tracked cigarette smoking, the most common form of tobacco product use among U.S. adults.

The U.S. Surgeon General has concluded that the burden of death and disease from tobacco use in the United States is overwhelmingly caused by cigarettes and other combusted tobacco products.

Among daily smokers, the average number of cigarettes smoked per day declined from about 17 cigarettes in 2005 to 14 cigarettes in 2016. The proportion of daily smokers who smoked 20 to 29 cigarettes per day dropped from 34.9 percent in 2005 to 28.4 percent in 2016, while the proportion who smoked fewer than 10 cigarettes per day rose from 16.4 percent in 2005 to 25 percent in 2016.

Persistent disparities in cigarette smoking Despite this progress, disparities in smoking persist across population groups.

Cigarette smoking was especially high among males, those aged 25-64 years, people who had less education, American Indians/Alaska Natives, Americans of multiple

races, those who had serious psychological distress, those who were uninsured or insured through Medicaid, those living below the poverty level, those who had a disability, those who were lesbian, gay, or bisexual, and those who lived in the Midwest or South.

“The bad news is that cigarette smoking is not declining at the same rate among all population groups,” said Brian King Ph.D., deputy director for research translation in CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health. “Addressing these disparities with evidence-

based interventions is critical to continue the progress we’ve made in reducing the overall smoking rate.”

Reducing smoking-related disease: What more can be done?

Proven population-based interventions – including tobacco price increases, comprehensive smoke-free laws, anti-tobacco mass media campaigns, and barrier-free access to tobacco cessation counseling and medications – are critical to reduce cigarette smoking and smoking-related disease and death among U.S.

adults, particularly among populations with the highest rates of use.

Cigarette smoking among U.S. adults has been reduced by more than half since 1964, yet remains the leading preventable cause of disease and death in the United States. It kills more than 480,000 Americans each year. For every person who dies this year from smoking, there are over 30 Americans who continue to live with a smoking-related disease.

For more information or for free help quitting, call 1-800-QUITNOW or go to www.smokefree. gov .

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NEWS Gold! Treasure Lost at Sea in 1857 to Go on Display in Long Beach

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HE 3,100 gold coins, 45 gold bars and more than 80 pounds of gold dust recovered from the wreckage of the S.S. Central America steamship are now

SANTA ANA—More than $50 million worth of gold bars, coins and dust that’s been described as the greatest lost treasure in U.S. history is about to make its public debut in California after sitting at the bottom of the ocean for more than 150 years.

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sitting in a makeshift laboratory just south of Los Angeles.

Bob Evans, the chief scientist on the original voyage that discovered the shipwreck and its treasure in 1988, is now painstakingly cleaning each piece of gold by hand, soaking it in a solution and brushing off rust and grime that accumulated as the treasure sat 7,000 feet below sea level.

“This is a whole new season of discovery,” Evans told The Associated Press this week from the laboratory in Santa Ana. “We are now peering beneath the grime and the rust that is on the coins, removing those objects and those substances and getting to look at the treasure as it was in 1857.”

The Central America was laden with booty from the California Gold Rush when it sank in a hurricane off the coast of South Carolina in 1857.

Four hundred and twenty-five people drowned and thousands of pounds of California gold were lost, contributing to an economic panic.

Using sable paintbrushes and a cleaning solution, Evans has been restoring the gold —some of which is completely caked over in black gunk — to its original luster for the past two weeks. He will continue that work through February, when the treasure will go on public display at the Long Beach Convention Center, just south of Los Angeles.

The gold is all for sale. Just one tiny coin alone could go for $1 million because of its combination of rarity and the history behind it, said Dwight Manley, managing partner of the California Gold Marketing Group, which is displaying and selling the gold.

“This is something that in hundreds of years people will still be talking about, reading about, looking back on and collecting things from,” Manley said. “There’s no other ships that sank that haven’t been recovered that rival this or are similar to this, so it’s really a once-in-alifetime situation.”

Meanwhile the deep-sea treasure hunter responsible for finding the gold in the first place continues to sit in an Ohio jail over his handling of the original treasure recovered from the Central America.

Treasure hunter and Ohio native Tommy Thompson found the ship in 1988 after convincing

161 local investors to fund the voyage for nearly $13 million.

A lengthy battle ensued over who owned the gold, with Thompson and his investors eventually emerging as the victors over a group of insurance companies.

Thompson’s company sold 532 gold bars and thousands of coins to the California Gold Marketing Group for about $50 million in 2000.

Investors never saw any of those proceeds. In 2005, they sued Thompson, who then went into seclusion in Florida and later became a fugitive after an Ohio judge issued a warrant for his arrest in 2012.

Authorities tracked Thompson to a Florida hotel room in 2015. A judge has held Thompson in contempt since December 2015 for violating terms of a plea deal by refusing to answer questions about the location of 500 missing gold coins. He’s been jailed ever since.

“Ultimately, this is not a question about economics. This is about the cultural anxiety coursing through the country that has been given an outlet by saying ‘immigrants are taking our jobs.”

Trump tapped into that anxiety to win the election, pledging to build a wall along the southern border and make Mexico pay for it. He also vowed to end former President Barack Obama’s program to protect people brought to the U.S. as children and now living here illegally. But when he announced an end to DACA in September, he asked Congress to come up with a way to make the program permanent, arguing the young immigrants don’t deserve deportation.

Democrats offered to fund Trump’s border wall, then

later retracted the offer. The administration then added to its list of demands, including changes to the family-based immigration system and an end to the lottery for visas for people from countries underrepresented in the U.S. to its list of demands. The plan would eliminate hundreds of thousands of family-related visas. Immigrants would only be allowed to sponsor their spouses and underage children to join them in the U.S., and not their parents, adult children or siblings.

But rather than shift those open slots to immigrants under a skills-based system, they would be applied to the backlog of immigrants waiting for a U.S. visa. Then, when that backlog is ended, the slots would be eliminated.

Nowrasteh of Cato estimates that the result could be a 40 percent to 45 percent reduction in overall immigration over time. The numbers depend on how the visas are applied to the backlogs—the immigration backlogs are so immense in some categories it could take decades to whittle them down.

It’d take more than 130 years, he estimates, for all Mexicans waiting for a legal visa to get one.

Still, some immigration hawks were disappointed with the plan, arguing it could take decades before the reductions kick in. “The cuts in immigration don’t happen for 15 years,” complained Roy Beck of Numbers USA.

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ACROSS 1. Nerds 6. *Dad’s Valentine 9. *Seal with a kiss and do this 13. Marconi’s wireless telegraphy 14. Nightcap rocks 15. Relish tastebuds’ sensation 16. Fervor 17. “Le ____ des cygnes” 18. Togetherness 19. *Botanical Valentine’s Day gift, pl.

21. *Romantic taper 23. *Princess Jasmine’s love interest 24. Per person 25. Rub-a-dub-____ 28. Distressed cry 30. Asphalt alternative 35. Native-American storytelling tradition 37. Sound of impact 39. Royal headgear 40. Morally reprehensible 41. Type of rug 43. Tennis serving whiz 44. Painter’s support 46. Dust allergy trigger 47. It “was made for you and me” 48. *He played Lara Antipova’s lover, 1965 50. Swerve 52. Is, no longer 53. Fireplace part 55. Corn unit 57. *St. Valentine, e.g.

60. *Author of earliest Valentine’s Day reference 64. Chinese silk plant 65. Fluffy accessory 67. Window treatment 68. Change the Constitution 69. Annoying pop-ups 70. Implant 71. It can turn pumpkin into carriage 72. Fishing mesh 73. Relieves DOWN 1. Steffi of tennis 2. “Me and ____ and the Dying Girl” 3. Cocoyam 4. Native of American Great Plains 5. Very much 6. 0.001 inches, pl.

7. Mozart’s “L’____ del Cairo” 8. Hajj destination 9. Head-hiding place

10. Bad to the bone 11. Post-it slip 12. Like some martinis 15. Broad-brimmed beachwear 20. Watts events, 1965 22. Make a scene 24. Hard to pin down 25. *Avian symbol of love, pl.

26. “Umble” Heep 27. Crafter’s wood 29. Impulse 31. Iranian coin 32. Cockatoo’s cousin 33. Rome’s Colosseum 34. *Paper greetings 36. Suggestive look 38. *Valentine’s Day Get-together 42. Medicinal worm 45. Up in the air 49. Tsetse, e.g.

51. Traveling entertainer’s helper 54. Opposite of rural 56. Aung San Suu Kyi’s home 57. Vicki Lawrence’s Thelma Harper 58. Echoed by the flock 59. Source of zest 60. Those in a play 61. Uber competitors 62. “The Three Musketeers” dueling sword 63. Bolsheviks 64. Like sashimi 66. Schiller’s “____ to Joy” LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

fewer and fewer children, some warn the U.S. faces a looming worker shortage and that immigrants are essential to keep the country growing.

A panel from the National Academy of Sciences in 2016 found that immigration had a small negative impact on some native-born workers who hadn’t graduated high school but also had many important benefits, such as fueling growth, innovation and entrepreneurship.

“At the end of the day. We’re either going to believe the data coming from businesses that are trying to grow the nation’s economy, or we can believe press statements,” said Ali Noorani of the National Immigration Forum, which supports increasing immigration.

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hen hosting a game-day party, you’d think the focus would be on the score or the award-winning commercials, but it’s actually a great reason to indulge in flavor-filled bites.

When the big day rolls around, let your guests obsess over the game while you serve up ooeygooey dips, saucy wings and football-themed desserts that can keep them happily glued to their seats.

Dip into delicious. No watch-party menu is complete without a cheesy dip. This over the top dip brings big flavor and is perfect for kicking the party up a notch as your team works to post that next big win.

Slow cook your cornbread. Not only does this recipe for cornbread amp up the flavor with paprika, garlic powder and cheese, you can set it, forget it then enjoy it with your favorite chili or ribs.

Go ahead and wing it. Wings and football go together like quarterbacks and touchdowns. This year, try a south-of-the-border version and rub wings in cheesy taco seasoning. For extra flair, serve them on a platter with taco fixings.

Fan-favorite desserts. Win or lose, there’s always room for dessert. It can be surprisingly simple to create fun and tasty football-themed treats. These bite-size truffles require just five ingredients and are the perfect finishing touch(down) for your game-day spread.

Find more flavorful game-day recipes and ideas for your party at McCormick.com.

Chocolate Raspberry Football Cookie Truffles

4 cups crumbled chewy chocolate cookies 1 1/2 cups marshmallow creme 2 teaspoons McCormick Raspberry Extract 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped 1 ounce white chocolate, melted In large bowl, mix crumbled cookies, marshmallow creme and raspberry flavor until well blended.

Shape mixture into 1-inch ovals. Set aside.

Melt chocolate as directed on package.

Using fork, dip one cookie truffle at a time into chocolate. Tap back of fork 2-3 times against edge of dish to allow excess chocolate to drip off. Place on wax paper-lined tray. Refrigerate 30 minutes, or until chocolate is set.

Spoon melted white chocolate into small, re-sealable plastic bag. Cut small piece from one bottom corner of bag. Close bag tightly then pipe lines on truffles to resemble football stitching.

Let stand until chocolate is set.

Note: Cookies can be stored in covered container at room temperature up to 5 days.

Cheesy Taco Wings

2 1/2 pounds chicken wing pieces 1 package McCormick Cheesy Taco Mix nonstick cooking spray 3 cups chopped romaine lettuce

1/4 cup finely chopped tomato 2 tablespoons sliced green onion 2 tablespoons crumbled queso fresco Heat oven to 450 F. In large bowl, toss chicken wings with seasoning mix. On large, shallow foil-lined

baking pan sprayed with nonstick cooking spray, arrange wings in single layer.

Bake 30-35 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and skin is crisp.

On large serving platter, arrange lettuce. Top with wings, tomato, green onion and queso fresco.

Slow Cooker Cheesy Cornbread

Texas Trash Dip 1 1 2 1

package (8 ounces) cream cheese cup sour cream cans (16 ounces each) refried beans can (4 1/2 ounces) chopped green chilies, drained 1 package McCormick Taco Seasoning Mix 4 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend, divided nonstick cooking spray chopped cilantro (optional) tomatoes (optional) sliced olives (optional) avocado (optional) tortilla chips Heat oven to 350 F. In large, microwavable bowl, heat cream cheese and sour cream on high 1 minute, or until cheese is softened.

Remove from microwave. Mix with wire whisk until smooth. Add refried beans, green chilies, seasoning mix and 2 cups cheese; mix well.

Spread bean mixture into 13-by-9-inch baking dish sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.

Bake 25 minutes, or until cheese is melted. Top with cilantro, tomatoes, sliced olives and avocado, if desired.

Serve with tortilla chips.

Nonstick cooking spray 1 cup milk 3 eggs, beaten 2 packages (8 1/2 ounces each) corn muffin mix 1 teaspoon McCormick Paprika 1/2 teaspoon McCormick Garlic Powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup frozen corn 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided Spray inside of 6-quart slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray. In slow cooker, mix milk, eggs, corn muffin mix, paprika, garlic powder and salt until well blended.

Stir in corn and 1 cup cheese.

Place clean kitchen towel over slow cooker and cover with lid.

Cook 2 hours on high, or until toothpick in center of cornbread comes out clean. Uncover.

Sprinkle cornbread with remaining cheese. Let stand, uncovered, 30 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

9

THE BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2018

LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction at the storage facility listed below, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 12714 S. La Cienega Blvd, Hawthorne CA 90250, 310-363-9305, on February 14th, 2018 @ 3:00PM. Account, Description of goods: Michael Oblowitz, general; Taher Hussaini, Camping gear; E Wanda Artison, Blank; Guzman Maricela, no description; Ronald Wells, na; Robert Sena, house items; Cituk Jesus, Sofa, Table; Castro Orlando, electronic equipment; Windi Stewart, home; Rene Sanchez, na; Nebil A Josef, household goods, personal belongings; Zarko Jack Cikos, furniture, kitchen stuff, house hold goods; DEBRA CLARK, BOXES, TV ETC; Devin St James, personal items household; Derrick Jones, Fridge, Bedroom set; Aisha Herrell, Household and furniture; Tara Arroyo, Household furniture, appliances and boxes; Jorge Flores, Home and furniture; Kelly Richardson, Home and furniture; Terese Worrell, household items; Tamra Scott, Home and furniture; Gary Eason, Home. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction.

Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

CN945157 02-14-18 Jan 24,31, 2018 SchId:69648 AdId:23217 CustId:65 ------------------------------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-17-783658-CL Order No.: 170394767-CAVOI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 5/24/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below.

The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): GILBERTO CAMACHO, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY Recorded: 6/5/2007 as Instrument No. 20071352898 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 3/1/2018 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Doubletree Hotel Los AngelesNorwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650, in the Vineyard Ballroom Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $132,926.30 The purported property address is: 931 WEST 131ST STREET, COMPTON, CA 90222 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 6146-006-023 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800280-2832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-17-783658CL. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800-2802832 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-17-783658-CL IDSPub #0135875 1/31/2018 2/7/2018 2/14/2018

SchId:69649 AdId:23218 CustId:608 ------------------------------NOTICE Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 12830 Roselle Ave, Hawthorne CA, 90250, Feb 14th at 2:00 PM. MARY SMITH, Household & personal items; James Wesley, Household & personal items; Joyce Moten, Household & personal items; Lee Finnie, Household & personal items; LaTonya Thompson, Household & personal items; Natasha Floyd, Household & personal items; Leopoldo Sanchez, Household & personal items; Alfred Brackett, Household & personal items; Maria Lassiter, Household & personal items; Stacey Barnes, Household & personal items; Latacha Knighten, Household & personal items; Mia Yarbrough, Household & personal items; Elba Hart, Household & personal items; Treshawn Phillips, Household & personal items, Queenie Paul, Household & personal items; Ignacio Novelo, Household & personal items.

Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

CN945178 02-14-18 Jan 24,31, 2018 SchId:69699 AdId:23233 CustId:65 ------------------------------NOTICE LIVE AUCTION Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 3846 W. Century Blvd Inglewood, CA 90303 February 14, 2018 at 1 pm. James Morton, clothing; Zakeya Leona Brookins, choir clothes, clothes, boxes, pots and pans; Marvin Lucero, personal stuff, tools; Jheryl Robinson, 2 bedroom, Fridge, stove, sectional, Cal King Bedroom set, 3 TVs, 100 boxes; Princess Jones, books, boxes, clothing; Tori Mcneel, Christmas decoration; Derek Milner, staging radical decore; Dorothy Leichman, Household Items; Carmen Riley, Toys, boxes, clothes; Tierra James, clothes, shoes, computer desk & stand; Aisha Davis, boxes of books, clothes, bookcase, totes; Kimberlynn Isaac, 10-15 boxes with clothing in boxes; Mindy Reynolds, household items, clothing; Furlois Maddox, 2 televisions, fridge, clothes; Rick Hammond, Bedroom items; Auntanish Smith, boxes 2 couches crib, fireplace, toddler, bed game, chair, 2 small dresser, 3 televisions; Athena Greco, kitchen equipment; Avon Gard, Office furniture. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

CN945177 02-14-18 Jan 24,31, 2018 SchId:69701 AdId:23234 CustId:65 ------------------------------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF WILLIAM R. CRAWFORD aka WILLIAM RALPH CRAWFORD Case No. 18STPB00213 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of WILLIAM R. CRAWFORD aka WILLIAM RALPH CRAWFORD A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Juan Crawford in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Juan Crawford be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on Feb. 9, 2018 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 67 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: ROBERT A WADDELL ESQ SBN 73036 22930 CRENSHAW BLVD STE E TORRANCE CA 90505-3048 CN945254 CRAWFORD Jan 17, 2018, Jan 24, 2017, Jan 31, 2018 SchId:69708 AdId:23237 CustId:65 ------------------------------APN: 6150-002-029 TS No: CA07001211-16-2 TO No: 8708942 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE (The above statement is made pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d) (1). The Summary will be provided to Trustor(s) and/or vested owner(s) only, pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(2).) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED April 1, 1998. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On February 15, 2018 at 09:00 AM, Vineyard Ballroom, Double-

tree Hotel Los AngelesNorwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust recorded on April 10, 1998 as Instrument No. 98 591927, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed by DARRYL L. WEAVER, A SINGLE MAN, as Trustor(s), in favor of MARINA MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2160 EAST 124TH STREET, COMPTON, CA 90222 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust.

The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $84,379.59 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.

Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property. Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code.

The law requires that information about Trustee Sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call Auction.com at 800.280.2832 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Web site address www.Auction.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA07001211-16-2. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: December 29, 2017 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA07001211-16-2 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone:949-252-8300 TDD: 866-6604288 Myron Ravelo, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.Auction. com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: Auction. com at 800.280.2832 Trustee Corps may be acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose.ISL Number 36695, Pub Dates: 01/17/2018, 01/24/2018, 01/31/2018, THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:69717 AdId:23240 CustId:669 ------------------------------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ALFRED RAY GARNER CASE NO. 18STPB00320 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of ALFRED RAY GARNER. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by SHIRLEY T. ADKINS in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that SHIRLEY T. ADKINS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act . (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval.

Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent

administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 02/14/18 at 8:30AM in Dept. 67 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner ALAN T. HOLMES, ESQ. SBN 172083 LAW OFFICE OF ALAN T. HOLMES 505 S. VILLA REAL DRIVE, STE 103 ANAHEIM HILLS CA 92807 1/24, 1/31, 2/7/18 CNS-3090518# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:69722 AdId:23242 CustId:61 ------------------------------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF SERGIO M. HERNANDEZ Case No. 18STPB00300 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of SERGIO M. HERNANDEZ A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Angela G. De Hernandez in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Angela G. De Hernandez be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval.

Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on Feb. 13, 2018 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 5 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: NEIL JOSEPH DELEON ESQ SBN 244145 THE BOUTIQUE LAW GROUP 5850 CANOGA AVE STE 400 WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367 CN945272 HERNANDEZ Jan 24,31, Feb 7, 2018 SchId:69725 AdId:23243 CustId:65 ------------------------------TSG No.: 8713777 TS No.: CA1700281398 FHA/VA/PMI No.: 3000043815 APN: 7320-019-021 Property Address: 1721 E GLADWICK ST CARSON , CA 90746 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 03/15/2013. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 02/28/2018 at 10:00 A.M., First American Title Insurance Company, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 03/25/2013, as Instrument No. 20130438100, in book , page , , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of California. Executed by: JESSIE F. OWENS, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/ CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766 All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST APN# 7320-019-021 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1721 E GLADWICK ST, CARSON , CA 90746 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation,

if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $310,065.84. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust has deposited all documents evidencing the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust and has declared all sums secured thereby immediately due and payable, and has caused a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be executed. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction.

You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (916)939-0772 or visit this Internet Web http://search.nationwideposting.com/propertySearchTerms. aspx, using the file number assigned to this case CA1700281398 Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Date: First American Title Insurance Company 4795 Regent Blvd, Mail Code 1011-F Irving, TX 75063 First American Title Insurance Company MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE FOR TRUSTEES SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (916)939-0772NPP0323929 To: THE WEEKENDER 01/24/2018, 01/31/2018, 02/07/2018 SchId:69748 AdId:23249 CustId:68 ------------------------------NOTICE Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 1017 E El Segundo Blvd, El Segundo, CA 90245, February 14th, 2018 at 4:00 pm. Jeanine George; Household items / David Ladik; Household Goods / Linza Williams III; Personal Property / Tara Murray; Household goods / Melanie Lee; Personal property / Gerelle Weekes; household goods / Frances Domond; Personal property / Albin Reif; Household items / Barbara Buenger; Household items.

Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

CN945435 02-14-18 Jan 24,31, 2018 SchId:69763 AdId:23254 CustId:65 ------------------------------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Title No. 8360016/8716506 ALS No. 2013-5430 2017-4644 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT OF A LIEN, DATED 01/20/2014. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: On 02/13/2018, at 10:00AM, ASSOCIATION LIEN SERVICES, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to a certain lien, recorded on 01/27/2014, as instrument number 20140317804, of the official records of LOS ANGELES County, California.

WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR LAWFUL MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES, OR A CASHIERS CHECK at: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766. The street address and other common designations, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 849 E. VICTORIA STREET #306, CARSON, CA 90746 Assessor’s Parcel No. 7319-023-135 The owner(s) of the real property is purported to be: PAMELA A. HALL, A SINGLE WOMAN The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designations, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of a note, homeowner’s assessment or other obligation secured by this lien, with interest and other sum as provided therein: plus advances, if any, under the terms thereof and interest on such advances, plus fees, charges, expenses of the Trustee and trust created by said lien.

The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $27,821.68. Payment must be in cash, a cashier’s

check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state bank or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings & loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. The real property described above is being sold subject to the right of redemption. The redemption period within which real property may be redeemed ends 90 days after the sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction.

You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of the resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may contact Nationwide Posting and Publication for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit its website www.nationwideposting.com or call 916.939.0772 for information regarding the sale of this property. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the schedule sale. The beneficiary of said Lien hereto executed and delivered to the undersigned, a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell has been recorded. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located. Date: 01/12/2018 Association Lien Services, as Trustee P.O. Box 64750, Los Angeles, CA 90064 (310) 207-2027 By: ALVIN OKOREEH, TRUSTEE OFFICER NPP0324383 To: THE WEEKENDER 01/24/2018, 01/31/2018, 02/07/2018 SchId:69765 AdId:23255 CustId:68 ------------------------------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JOSEPH YSABEL FLORES CASE NO. 17STPB03305 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of JOSEPH YSABEL FLORES. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by KATHERINE FLORES in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that KATHERINE FLORES be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act with limited authority. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 02/21/18 at 8:30AM in Dept. 29 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner DAVID M. PRICE, ESQ. PRAY PRICE WILLIAMS & PICKING 555 E OCEAN BLVD #810 LONG BEACH CA 90802 1/31, 2/7, 2/14/18 CNS-3092543# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:69785 AdId:23262 CustId:61 ------------------------------ORDINANCE NO. 2,296 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMPTON AMENDING SECTIONS 7-27.1 THROUGH 7-25.16 (SEX OFFENDER RESIDENCY RESTRICTIONS) OF THE COMPTON MUNICIPAL CODE IN ITS ENTIRETY I, Alita Godwin, City Clerk of the City of Compton, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted by the City Council, signed by the Mayor, and attested by the City Clerk at a regular meeting thereof held on the 24th

day of January, 2018.

That said Ordinance was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERSZURITA, MCcOY, Sharif, Brown NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERSNONE ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERSGALVAN ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERSNONE The full text of this ordinance is available at no charge from the Office of the City Clerk (310) 605-5530.

SchId:69814 AdId:23271 CustId:314 ------------------------------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF RENE EDUARDO GAMERO aka RENE E. GAMERO Case No. 18STPB00727 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of RENE EDUARDO GAMERO aka RENE E. GAMERO A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Rene Eduardo Gamero, Jr. in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Rene Eduardo Gamero, Jr. be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on Feb. 26, 2018 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 9 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: MARGO A BERGKVIST ESQ SBN 183783 BERGKVIST BERGKVIST & CARTER LLP 400 OCEANGATE STE 800 LONG BEACH CA 90802 CN945874 GAMERO Jan 31, Feb 7,14, 2018 SchId:69821 AdId:23274 CustId:65 ------------------------------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF LULA JAMES Case No. 18STPB00412 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of LULA JAMES. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by GERTRUDE JAMES in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that GERTRUDE JAMES be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on 2/16/2018 at 8:30 AM in Department DEPT. 57 located at 111 North Hill Street. Los Angeles, CA 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

GERTRUDE JAMES 11561 VIRGINIA AVE., APT. 7 LYNWOOD, CA 90262 (424) 232-9638 SchId:69859 AdId:23286 CustId:730 ------------------------------Notice of Lien Sale Lien Sale on Feb 5 2018 @10am at 3451 cherry ave., Long Beach, CA 90807 on 2004 Freightliner, Vin# 4UZABFCY74CN48189.

Publish: Jan. 31, 2018 SchId:69862 AdId:23287 CustId:517

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ENTERTAINMENT Viola Davis’ ‘Two Sides’ Docu-Series Tackles Deadly Reality

By Lynn Elber LOS ANGELES—Viola Davis knows how to make an audience see into the heart of a character, whether a burdened mother in “Doubt” or the flawed attorney in “How to Get Away with Murder.”

She hopes the same holds true for the critical issue examined by the documentary series “Two Sides,” the deaths of African-American men and women in confrontations with law enforcement.

It takes more than a video clip to understand a violent encounter, said Davis, an executive producer and narrator of the TV One program airing at 10 p.m.

EST on consecutive Mondays through Feb. 12.

“Despite the fact that so many were caught on camera and so much in the public consciousness, it caused a divisiveness” I BELIEVE instead of a ON BOTH d e t e r m i n a t i o n to find common SIDES ground and THERE IS solutions, Davis ROOM FOR said. “We actually need to do GROWTH. something, but it VIOLA DAVIS never got to that point.”

As the series’ title suggests and Davis contends, the crisis demands an understanding of what officers and citizens face and, beyond that, the system enveloping them.

Among the cases examined in “Two Sides”: Ezell Ford, 25, fatally shot during a 2016 struggle with two Los Angeles police officers; John Crawford III, 22, shot by officers while carrying an air rifle at a Wal-Mart store in a Dayton, Ohio, suburb; Sandra Bland, 28, who hanged herself in a Hempstead, Texas, jail cell after being arrested during a traffic stop and whose family disagreed with the ruling of suicide.

In each episode, law enforcement experts and independent observers discuss the circumstances of the deaths, including explanations of police regulations and procedures, and relatives and friends share memories of those who died and the impact of their loss.

The Rev. Al Sharpton, U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters of California and Christopher Darden, a prosecutor in O.J. Simpson’s murder trial, are among those offering commentary along with law enforcement agency representatives.

What officers face in the line of duty and what they risk must be taken into account, Davis said.

They have families and they want to go home safely at the end of their shift, she said. And, like any other citizen, Davis said, she herself depends on law enforcement for protection.

“Listen, if I’m in trouble I’m going to call 911, I’m going to need the police,” she said.

But society tends to believe that police and others in positions of authority should not be questioned and that if “you’re on the other side, then you’re wrong.”

“Whereas I believe on both sides there is room for growth, and to be challenged and questioned,” said Davis, who produced the docu-series with her husband, Julius Tennon, and Lemuel Plummer.

She has the visibility and clout to throw behind such a project: She was Oscarnominated for 2008’s “Doubt” and 2011’s “The Help,” won the trophy last year for “Fences,” and received an Emmy for her role in the ABC legal drama “How to Get Away with Murder.” Davis dismisses the idea she has solutions to stop the repetitive violence—“I’m an actor. It’s not my skill set”—but she has hope.

“We have to come to some kind of middle ground,” she said. “It just hasn’t happened.”

Plenty of Fire and Fury at 60th Annual Grammy Awards Just as the Hollywood award shows this year have been dominated by the Time’s Up movement, the 60th annual Grammy Awards became a platform for artists to address sexual harassment and abuse, but also President Donald Trump, immigration and gun violence.

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RTISTS arrived on the red carpet with white roses to show support for female equality, but others skewered Trump or criticized his administration’s treatment of immigrants with the Statue of Liberty serving as a backdrop.

Kendrick Lamar opened the show with a gun-rattling performance while country stars mourned victims of the country’s largest mass shooting.

FIRE AND FURY The Grammy Awards didn’t hold back in a pre-recorded skit aimed at President Trump, which featured a surprise appearance by Hillary Clinton and others reading embarrassing passages from the Trump tell-all “Fire and Fury.”

The skit featured musicians such as John Legend, Cher, Snoop Dogg and DJ Khaled reading portions of the book as an audition for the audio book.

Rapper Cardi B added her own opinion after reading about Trump’s regular routines, saying “This is how he lives his life?” But it was Clinton’s appearance that gathered the loudest applause from the crowd at Madison Square Garden.

Predictably it was a hot topic on Twitter soon after, prompting United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley to post that the

Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision

Kendrick Lamar, right, performs at the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, in New York. segment was “trash.” __ NOT JUST HOLLYWOOD Janelle Monae pointed her finger at the music industry’s role and responsibility following a wave of sexual harassment and abuse scandals that have rocked Hollywood.

“It’s not just going in Hollywood,” Monae announced during the show. “It’s not just going on in Washington. It’s right here in our industry as well.”

Kesha delivered the most powerful performance of her career as she sang “Praying,” backed by a chorus of women in white, with her emotions raw on her face and in her voice.

The pop singer, who has accused her former producer Dr. Luke of raping and drugging her, sang directly to overcoming an abusive relationship and finding forgiveness. (Dr. Luke has denied her accusations.) At the end, the women embraced Kesha in a group hug.

ACTS OF VIOLENCE The Grammys opened the show with a mix of rap,

rock and comedy featuring Kendrick Lamar, U2 and Dave Chappelle. Lamar has a history at the Grammys of combining performance art and music, which he did again with an army of marching camouflaged dancers in front of the images of the American flag.

Lamar performed “XXX” with Bono and The Edge, with Chappelle adding moments of levity, while the screen declared “This is a satire by Kendrick Lamar.” But he ended the performance as the sound of gun shots filled the air behind his rapid fire rapping and his backup dancers fell to the floor one by one.

Later on in the Grammy show, three country artists gathered in a solemn tribute to victims of a mass shooting at a Las Vegas country music festival and a bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in England.

Seated in front of names of victims, the stoic Eric Church seemed to struggle behind his sunglasses to get through a performance of Eric Clapton’s “Tears

Emmy-winning ‘Roots’ Star Olivia Cole Dies at 75

By Lynn Elber Olivia Cole, who won an Emmy Award for her portrayal of Matilda, wife to Chicken George in the landmark miniseries “Roots,” has died, a burial association executive said.

She was 75.

Cole died last Friday at her home in San Miguel de Allende, a central Mexico city, said Linda Cooper, executive secretary of the 24 Horas de San Miguel de Allende cremation and burial group.

The cause of death was a heart attack, Cooper said Thursday.

Cole received an Emmy Award for her role in ABC’s smash hit 1977 drama based on African-American writer Alex Haley’s book “Roots,” which dramatized the lives of his ancestors from West Africa to slavery and post-Civil War. She was the first African-American to win in the Emmy category of best supporting actress in a miniseries.

In the late 1970s, Cole reportedly lamented that Hollywood failed to respond

to “Roots” with more opportunities for black actors and actresses. She wasn’t alone.

“You’d think somebody might have followed up with stories about other black families and experiences. Nobody followed up,” series executive producer David L. Wolper told The Associated Press in 2002, on the drama’s 25th anniversary.

Ben Vereen played Chicken George in the ensemble cast that also included LeVar Burton, Leslie Uggams, Cicely Tyson, Madge Sinclair and Cole, a native of Memphis, Tennessee, pursued her education at New York City’s Hunter College High School, Bard College in New York and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, from which she graduated with honors in 1964.

She also earned a theater arts master’s degree from the University of Minnesota.

Her first credited screen performance came in the daytime serial “Guiding Light” in 1969, with other TV and movie credits including “North and South,” Oprah Winfrey’s “The Women of Brewster Place” and “Coming Home.”

Cole received a lead-actress Emmy nomination for the 1979 miniseries “Backstairs at the White House.”

She embraced stage work, appearing regularly on Broadway in the 1960s and ‘70s in plays including “The Merchant of Venice,” “You Can’t Take It With You” and “The School for Scandal.”

In her adopted town of San Miguel de Allende, Cole held readings of Shakespeare’s plays for three decades, The New York Times said.

“She once told me that she thought she had done her best work in the Shakespeare group, just because she was learning so much,” Wendy Sievert, a friend of Cole’s, told the Times.

Cole, who was divorced from actor Richard Venture, is survived by cousins, according to Cooper.

in Heaven,” along with Maren Morris and Brothers Osborne.

A COUNTRY OF DREAMERS Singer Camila Cabello, a Cuban-Mexican immigrant brought to the United States as a child, spoke about the American dream in a thinly veiled reference to the Trump administration’s policies on immigration.

“This country was built by dreamers for dreamers,” said Cabello, a likely reference to the group of young immigrants protected under the Obama-era program that was canceled by Trump last year.

After a reading of the poem that is etched into the base of the Statue of Liberty, Irish rock band U2 used the iconic image as a backdrop for a pre-recorded performance of “Get Out of Your Own Way” from a barge in the Hudson River.

Even Sting’s performance of his 1987 song “Englishman in New York,” seemed a bit more on the nose as the country deals with reforming immigration laws.

Facebook Welcomes First African-American Board Member Retiring American Express CEO K e n n e t h Chenault has joined Facebook as its first AfricanAmerican Board member.

Chenault will officially join Facebook on February 5th

after 16 years as AmEx CEO. Chenault, described by the Wall Street Journal as “one of the country’s most prominent AfricanAmerican corporate leaders,” will become the first non-white member of Facebook’s board of directors.

This move by Facebook is an effort to address the diversity issues that face Silicon Valley.

Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating officer told the Congressional Black Caucus in October that Facebook would hire a black board member “in the foreseeable future.”

Chenault has been a recruiting target for Facebook years according to Mark Zuckerberg.

In a Facebook post Zuckerberg wrote, “I’ve been trying to recruit Ken for years. He has unique expertise in areas I believe Facebook needs to learn and improve, customer service, direct commerce, and building a trusted brand. Ken also has a strong sense of social mission and the perspective that comes from running an important public company for decades.”

Facebook, the worlds largest social network, is fighting to clean up its image when it comes to race. The company has faced withering criticism around its ethnic affinity marketing technology that allowed marketers to exclude minorities from ads related to housing. It is unclear how the Chenault hiring will impact this area.